C1Chart provides visual designers that offer rich design-time support and simplify working with the object model.

You have complete control to create a powerful and enhancing chart by using any of the following designers, menus, and collection editors in Visual Studio:

·      Smart Tag

·      Chart Wizard

·      Chart Properties Designer

·      Visual Effects Designer

·      C1Chart's Collection Editors

This chapter describes how to use various tools available in C1Chart's design-time environment to configure the C1Chart control.

In addition to the Visual Studio design-time support C1Chart provides it also has special design-time tools that help you create a simple or complex chart in very little time. For additional information on the special design-time tools see, Design-Time Tools for Creating 2D Charts.

C1Chart2D Smart Tag

C1Chart2D Context Menu

C1Chart Collection Editors